North Macedonia at the UEFA European Championship

North Macedonia have qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2020 edition (played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). They qualified after winning play-off path D; this meant they would appear in a major tournament finals for the first time in their history. ^[1] At the tournament, the side competed in Group C, but were eliminated in the first round after losing all three of their matches.

Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Austria	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)

18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)

Austria	3–1	North Macedonia
Lainer 18' Gregoritsch 78' Arnautović 89'	Report	Pandev 28'

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Attendance: 9,082 ^[2]

Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

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17 June 2021 (2021-06-17)

15:00 (16:00 UTC+3)

Ukraine	2–1	North Macedonia
Yarmolenko 29' Yaremchuk 34'	Report	Alioski 57'

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Attendance: 10,001 ^[3]

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

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21 June 2021 (2021-06-21)

18:00

North Macedonia	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Depay 24' Wijnaldum 50', 58'

Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 15,227 ^[4]

Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Position
1960 to 1992	Part of   Yugoslavia									Part of   Yugoslavia
1996	Did not qualify									10	1	4	5	9	18	4/6
2000										8	2	2	4	13	14	4/5
2004										8	1	3	4	11	14	4/5
2008										12	4	2	6	12	12	5/7
2012										10	2	2	6	8	14	5/6
2016										10	1	1	8	6	18	6/6
2020	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	8		12	6	2	4	15	14	3/6 (PO winners)
2024	Did not qualify									8	2	2	4	10	20	4/5
2028	To be determined									To be determined
2032
Total	Group stage	1/8	3	0	0	3	2	8		79	19	18	41	84	124	—

See also

• Serbia at the UEFA European Championship (records for Yugoslavia)

References

1. UEFA
2. "Full Time Summary – Austria v North Macedonia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
3. "Full Time Summary – Ukraine v North Macedonia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
4. "Full Time Summary – North Macedonia v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Austria	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Ukraine	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	000.00